Senior runner and soccer-player Joey Nelson has been selected as the WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass County Student Athlete of the Week for the period of August 13 through September 1.

For the week Joe won his first ever varsity cross country meet in the Rams’ win over Three Rivers, finishing the 5 kilometer race with a time of 19 minutes flat. Joey is also on the Ram Varsity Soccer Team, and is a member of the Swim, Track, and Robotics teams, Student Council, Band, and Boy Scouts. In the classroom, he carries a 4.21 grade point average.